Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-20 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Asger Alstrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: >> I have no idea what this is adhering to. > | You wrote : | > But we should require more of the people that actually want this to do | > the work. > | Maybe I misunderstood. What did you mean by this comment? Basically tha

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-20 Thread Asger Alstrup
Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: I have no idea what this is adhering to. You wrote : > But we should require more of the people that actually want this to do > the work. Maybe I misunderstood. What did you mean by this comment? Regards, Asger

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-20 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Asger Alstrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | A winning team attracts more talent. The better Windows LyX is, the | more potential for talented contributors. Look at the traffic now on | this list. I believe half of it is Windows related. Yes, Windows installer related. | I find it absurd that we

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-20 Thread Asger Alstrup
Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: But we should require more of the people that actually want this to do the work. I did write that batch-file. The total work to do a shell-script from scratch would be more work than using the batch-file that was there. You are right that I do not send polished pat

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-20 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Andre Poenitz wrote: >> I just wonder: Don't we require a properly working Unix shell anyway? >> If so, why not write a lyx.sh and quoting pronlems are gone? > | The theory is that we're working to remove the requirement to have a | Unix shell. So, since

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Andre Poenitz wrote: I just wonder: Don't we require a properly working Unix shell anyway? If so, why not write a lyx.sh and quoting pronlems are gone? The theory is that we're working to remove the requirement to have a Unix shell. So, since one particular Windows user, Asger, has argued fair

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-18 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 11:54:41PM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote: >if foo >else >endif > > or equivalent in bad, mad bat land? I just wonder: Don't we require a properly working Unix shell anyway? If so, why not write a lyx.sh and quoting pronlems are gone? Andre'

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-18 Thread Enrico Forestieri
Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Asger Ottar Alstrup wrote: > > Well, if you use the if-trick, then this single bat-file should work for > > you as well: > > > > -- > > echo off > > > > if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=fr_FR > > > > if "%~1" == "~1" goto win95 > > > > "C:\program files

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-18 Thread Angus Leeming
On Saturday 18 June 2005 07:35, Martin Vermeer wrote: > On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 11:52:40PM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote: > > Enrico Forestieri wrote: > > > Enrico (quite confused) > > > > Ha! You're confused? Put yourself in my boots! > > Wasn't the correct expression "Hah!"? Depends if you're North

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Martin Vermeer
On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 11:52:40PM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote: > Enrico Forestieri wrote: > > Enrico (quite confused) > > Ha! You're confused? Put yourself in my boots! Wasn't the correct expression "Hah!"? - Martin pgpRClOYE4bY9.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Enrico Forestieri
Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Enrico Forestieri wrote: > > Enrico (quite confused) > > Ha! You're confused? Put yourself in my boots! > You have a claim on our sympathy ;-) Your effort is much appreciated. -- Enrico

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Angus Leeming
Asger Ottar Alstrup wrote: > Well, if you use the if-trick, then this single bat-file should work for > you as well: > > -- > @echo off > > if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=fr_FR > > if "%~1" == "~1" goto win95 > > "C:\program files\lyx\bin\lyx.exe" %~* > > goto end > > :win95 > "C:\program files\lyx

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Angus Leeming
Enrico Forestieri wrote: > Enrico (quite confused) Ha! You're confused? Put yourself in my boots! -- Angus

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Asger Ottar Alstrup
Angus Leeming wrote: @echo off if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=fr_FR "C:\Program Files\LyX\bin\lyx.exe" %~1 %~2 %~3 %~4 %~5 %~6 %~7 %~8 %~9 Ok, then I'll use this code snippet to output the batch file: std::string const arg_list = is_Win2000_or_later() ? "%~1 %~2 %~3 %~4 %~5 %~6 %~7 %~8 %~

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Enrico Forestieri
Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Helge Hafting wrote: > >>>This should work for win98: > >>> echo off > >>>if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=fr_FR > >>>"C:\Program Files\LyX\bin\lyx.exe" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 > >>> > >>Excellent! > >>And is the existing .bat file OK on more modern Wi

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Angus Leeming
Helge Hafting wrote: >>>This should work for win98: >>>@echo off >>>if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=fr_FR >>>"C:\Program Files\LyX\bin\lyx.exe" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 >>> >>Excellent! >>And is the existing .bat file OK on more modern Windows versions? >> >>@echo off >>if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=fr_F

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Helge Hafting
Angus Leeming wrote: Helge Hafting wrote: Thanks for the info, Helge. Just to make sure that I don't screw this up, could you post the lyx.bat file you'd like for win98? Angus This should work for win98: @echo off if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=fr_FR "C:\Program Files\LyX\bin\lyx.exe" %1

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Angus Leeming
Helge Hafting wrote: >> Thanks for the info, Helge. Just to make sure that I don't screw this >> up, could you post the lyx.bat file you'd like for win98? >> >> Angus >> > This should work for win98: > @echo off > if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=fr_FR > "C:\Program Files\LyX\bin\lyx.exe" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Helge Hafting
Lior Silberman wrote: I'm pretty sure there used to be a "version" command in some of the later versions of DOS and certainly in windows. In any case can't the Installer make a system call and check which OS it's running under? There is the "ver" command, which displays the version. It is us

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-17 Thread Helge Hafting
Angus Leeming wrote: Helge Hafting wrote: You may have to have one script for XP and another for win98, unless lyx can deal with quoted filenames itself. I don't know what other windows versions use, but I guess that 2000, 2003 and NT works like XP, with 95 and ME working like 98. But that's j

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-16 Thread Angus Leeming
Asger Ottar Alstrup wrote: Lior Silberman wrote: I'm pretty sure there used to be a "version" command in some of the later versions of DOS and certainly in windows. In any case can't the Installer make a system call and check which OS it's running under? The point is that you only need one b

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-16 Thread Asger Ottar Alstrup
Lior Silberman wrote: I'm pretty sure there used to be a "version" command in some of the later versions of DOS and certainly in windows. In any case can't the Installer make a system call and check which OS it's running under? The point is that you only need one bat file, which will work on

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-16 Thread Lior Silberman
I'm pretty sure there used to be a "version" command in some of the later versions of DOS and certainly in windows. In any case can't the Installer make a system call and check which OS it's running under? Lior On Thu, 16 Jun 2005, Asger Ottar Alstrup wrote: Helge Hafting wrote: You may ha

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-16 Thread Asger Ottar Alstrup
Helge Hafting wrote: You may have to have one script for XP and another for win98, unless lyx can deal with quoted filenames itself. I don't know what other windows versions use, but I guess that 2000, 2003 and NT works like XP, with 95 and ME working like 98. But that's just a guess. Or you co

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-16 Thread Angus Leeming
Helge Hafting wrote: You may have to have one script for XP and another for win98, unless lyx can deal with quoted filenames itself. I don't know what other windows versions use, but I guess that 2000, 2003 and NT works like XP, with 95 and ME working like 98. But that's just a guess. Helge Haft

Re: Windows installer version 15 unworkable on win98?

2005-06-16 Thread Helge Hafting
Angus Leeming wrote: Now uploaded to the wiki. It merges Uwe's and Helge's code and enables the user to specify the language of the UI by creating and running a lyx.bat file: @echo off if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=fr_FR "C:\Program Files\LyX\bin\lyx.exe" %~1 %~2 %~3 %~4 %~5 %~6 %~7 %~8 %~9 I te